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Well think you'll have probably read my tale of woe by now about the damp sprite and how were back on the hunt again.

Basically we've no more than £2500 to spend want a clean damp free van preferably with an awning. I understand I'm gonna be looking at an older van but would like nothing older than a 1993 and it needs to be 4 berth.

Is this possible or should I expect a bit of scruff and damp in vans of this age.

Oh if only I had my own wizard to fix things!!

we picked up our 1995 sterling 5 berth for £2700 3 yrs ago off ebay, everything included and more! we did look around it before bidding along with many others, i wouldn't be happy buying blind.

The van is superb, i have found a slight leak in the front corner this winter but nothing serious, I just need to re-seal one of the outside strips ( I hope!) similar vans from the dealers were up for £4000+ infact my dad bought a dealer van (with nothing with it at all ) for more money for an older van and the back end was rotten through and this was a reputable (supposedly) main dealer, it went in for major warranty repairs and 3 yrs later its full of leaks again, he's not happy at all.

I would always buy privately but always do my homework, full inspections etc before parting with cash and if the buyer doesnt look right or looks like they don't look after things walk away.

we are perfectly happy with ours and when we look round new vans we cannot see much difference it fixtures and fittings, infact some things seem to get flimsier and worse on newer vans, so I don't think i could ever warrant spending a fortune on something that we only use 2-3 times a year

I'm sure it's possible, probably easier privately in which case you'll probably get all the kit thrown in as well.  There are several on the free ads on this site.

A 2 berth would be cheaper. Good luck.